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12 cpu computer - should I buy it?

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<< Only Datacenter supports more than 8 CPU's and I don't have that piece of software handy.... >>



I'm sure most people don't have it handy. 😉
 
No, it does not. It supports only 8 processors. Datacenter Server supports 32 processors, but that is designed to be used in a clustering environment. I would have to see the architecture of how the cpu's are interconnected before I could suggest an OS for it.

SD

edit: FYI: Datacenter Server costs about as much as a new economy car.
 
Cakin
You have got 1 cool wife 😀

BTW a PII 233 will do WU's in about 20 hrs if memory serves
(The_One has SETIQ result logs at home with times for a PII 233, I could look at that some time if you liked)
 
This box does not do SMP, it is actually 12 different computers in one box sharing a common power supply. each machine has its own hard drive, 10bt, video, kb &amp; mouse. Once I find the actual specifics, I will either run linux or w2k on the 12 machines. After I set it up I will probably run vnc on it for access and get a large hub.

I am going to try and get by without buying a kvm switch.

Assim, we've been together 15 years, I think I will try and keep her another 15!
 
BK - the faq says only 1 acceleraPCI board can be installed. and i don't think you can run multiple instances of windows in the 1 box. would be cool if you could use both processors to full potential. i do have a pci based 486 sitting in the closet... but for $200 you can almost get a 1.2 athlon + board.
 
While a 12 cpu system is way cool, it still only adds up to 2796 MHz, which can be equaled with two 1.4 GHz athlons, with a much lower energy cost. It is way cool, however.
 
Ahh.. 12 seperate computers in a box.. basically something akin to an SBC type of solution.

I've had a couple Cubix type boxes before - same type of technology. 🙂
 
The funny thing is, depending upon which version of the P2's are in the box, the power consumption (processor only) is ~200 watts, while a dual 1.4ghz Athlon box would be ~140-145 watts. Of course, that ignores the ram, bus utilization, hard drives, etc. It also assumes he got the &quot;lower power&quot; P2's, built on .25 micron, which have half the power consumption of the .28 micron P2's! If he got one of the older ones, well, they're nice 'n toasty themselves 😉
 
I'm planning on turning my home office into a suana
and selling the extra steam during the winter months to my neighbors.

My wife wants to add a green house, once I add the 12 cpu unit I won't have to worry about heating it. If I put in tubing for water cooling and a heat exchanger I should be able to warm the hot tub too!

 
BK
All PII 233's were on the older Klamath core of 0.35 micron ,266's could be either but I think most were Klamath.
And did they really use that much power!?:Q

Cakin
lol ,those old PII 233's are really furnaces😉
 
The Pentium 2, from what I can tell, was produced on .35, .28, and .25 micron. You're right, I just looked it up, and Klamath was .35. Deschutes was .25, but I'm fairly sure that a number were produced on a .28 micron, at some point. sandpile is a site run by a guy who's job used to be hunting down bugs in the Crusoe chips, and he damned well knows his stuff....and yet, his site states that Klamath was .28 😕

Guess everyone is falliable.

But yes, the Klamath P2s @ 233mhz were nice 'n warm at ~35 watts. The 300mhz Klamath P2s were at a whopping 43watts (yet no one ever dares believe that Intel chips were hot, even &quot;back in the day&quot;....but I digress).
 
you do realise that 'old PII 233' you're talking about is the powerhouse that runs betsy !! 🙂 (betsy being this 'ere computer)
 
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